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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, inaugurated 76 housing units for Nigerian citizens in Lokoja, Kogi. The housing units, built by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, were made up of 48 units of 2-bedrooms; 24 units of 3-bedrooms, and 4 units of 1-bedroom apartments. Buhari, during the inauguration, had described…
Six convicted for cybercrime in Kwara By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Six persons have been convicted by the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin for offences bordering on cybercrime, impersonation and other internet related fraud. The convicts are Adeshina Wasiu; Hammed Akorede Hammed; Komolafe Shina David; Fatimehin Kayode; Adetoye Damilare Timilehin and Adebayo Ridwan Abiola….
Hijaab: Panel begins sitting on Ijagbo crisis By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A seven-person committee set up by the Kwara State Government to investigate the circumstances that led to the recent violence in Oyun Baptist High School Ijagbo has begun sitting in Ilorin, the state capital. At its inaugural sitting on Monday, the chairman of…
Court directs peace talks on Oil and Gas Company ownership as Directors demand return of shares. From Kayode Lawal, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday directed two aggrieved Directors of Green Energy International Limited and its Chairman, Prof. Anthony Adegbulugbe, to explore out-of-court settlement in the Oil and Gas Company ownership tussle….
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday directed two aggrieved Directors of Green Energy International Limited and its Chairman, Prof. Anthony Adegbulugbe, to explore out-of-court settlement in the Oil and Gas Company ownership tussle. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon gave the directive shortly after the resumed hearing on the matter. The directive came as the…
Dangote Group has reiterated its commitment to support investments that would help develop and empower women personnel within the organisation in Nigeria and across its pan-African operations. To commemorate the annual global International Women’s Day (IWD), Dangote Group, through the Dangote Women’s Network (DWN) celebrated the various outstanding contributions of its female workforce while hosting…
Poised to mitigate scarcity, Dangote Cement Plc has assured of product availability, while deepening its market equity and penetration. Nigeria’s cement giant said a combined output from the Dangote Cement factories in Obajana, Gboko, Ibese, and Okpella will help allay concerns about product availability in some quarters. This is coming as Dangote Cement Plc sustains…
KWASSIP can lift 500K out of poverty in five years: Military Report By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) is capable of lifting no fewer than 500,000 people out of poverty net within the next five years, according to a report by a research team of the Armed Forces Command and…
Primary Health Care Workers across the 21 local government of Kogi State have threatened to down tool if their demands for improved salary is not met by the State Government. The State Secretary, Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, (MHWUN) Comrade Rose Momoh disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists on Saturday….
ODU OGBALOTO COMMUNITY PRAISES KOGI AUDITOR GENERAL-, YAKUBU OKALA FOR PROVIDING MOTORIZED BOREHOLE The people of Odu Ogbaloto Community in Dekina local local government area have commended Governor Yahaya Bello and the state Auditor General, Alhaji Yakubu Okala for the provision of portable drinking water to their area They made the commendations when the community…
